Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a charity gala at Westmoor Country Club on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Kids’ Chance is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to children of seriously injured workers in Wisconsin. Chelsie Springstead is a Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin Board Member and Doug Feldman is a Past President and current Ambassador. Doug […]
Author Archives: Mary Gemeinhardt
LINDNER & MARSACK, S.C., WELCOMES JUSTIN SCHUESSLER AND ALEXANDRA CHEPOV TO GROWING TEAM OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEYS
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., announced today that Alexandra (Sasha) Chepov and Justin Schuessler have joined the firm. Both attorneys will practice out of Lindner & Marsack’s Milwaukee headquarters. A recent graduate of Marquette University Law School, Chepov has been serving as a law clerk with Lindner & Marsack since January. As an Associate Attorney, her […]
WORKER’S COMPENSATION LEGAL UPDATE: WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE INCREASES WEEKLY PPD RATE; CHANGES AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE CALCULATION FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
By: Daniel Pedriana and Vanja Pemac On April 8, 2022, Governor Evers signed into law 2021 Wisconsin Act 232 (The Act). The Act, sponsored by the bipartisan House Labor and Integrated Employment Committee, was passed to increase weekly permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits in addition to changing the way that the average weekly wage (AWW) […]
NLRB General Counsel Announces Challenge to Employer Rights During Union Organizing Campaigns
By: Kristofor Hanson In a new memorandum published today, National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, stated aloud what many had thought would be a goal of the newly appointed chief lawyer for the agency, challenging an employer’s ability to require employees to attend meetings during a union organizing campaign. In so […]
SALLY PIEFER HONORED AMONG “2021 NOTABLE WOMEN IN THE LAW” BY BIZTIMES MILWAUKEE
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., one of the region’s most respected and long-standing management-side labor, employment and worker’s compensation defense firms, today announced that Attorney Sally Piefer has been recognized as a 2021 Notable Women in the Law, an annual showcase of top female attorneys in the region by BizTimes Milwaukee. “Sally embodies all the professional […]
OSHA’s VACCINE OR TEST RULE REMAINS IN LIMBO FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
By Sally A. Piefer As you know, in early November, OSHA announced an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) which affects employers with 100 or more employees. The ETS directs these covered employers to develop, implement, and enforce a written mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy—or to adopt a written policy requiring employees to either choose to be vaccinated or […]
OSHA’s VACCINE OR TEST RULE IS BACK IN PLAY
By Sally A. Piefer In early November, the Biden administration announced additional steps it was taking to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) which it claimed would “protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the […]
LINDNER & MARSACK, S.C., WELCOMES ATTORNEY SAMUEL DRAVER TO WORKER’S COMPENSATION DEFENSE TEAM
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., announced today that Attorney Samuel Draver has joined the firm as an Associate on their Worker’s Compensation Defense team. Draver will split his time between the Milwaukee and Madison offices of Lindner & Marsack. Prior to joining Lindner & Marsack, Draver worked for other Milwaukee law firms in the areas of […]
AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS SOON TO BE COVERED BY EMPLOYER HEALTH PLANS
By: David Keating On December 2, President Biden announced a nine-point action plan to combat COVID-19 as the United States heads into the winter months and with the emergence of a new variant, Omicron. One of the actions announced calls for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury to issue guidance […]
EEOC EXPANDS ITS COVID-19 GUIDANCE CLARIFYING WHEN COVID-19 MAY BE A DISABILITY
By: David Keating Throughout the pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has continuously updated its COVID-19 Guidance to provide employers with assistance on issues arising under the antidiscrimination laws that it enforces. Yesterday, the EEOC added a new section to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans with […]